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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hey there everyone--I made a set of 8 cloth napkins to give away this week, as part of the Sew, Mama, Sew May Giveaway Day. Make sure you visit their site to see lots and lots of other cool giveaways! I've been wanting to start using cloth napkins in my own home and decided to make some extras for the giveaway. Four of them are Katie Jump Rope prints and the rest are made from some vintage fabric my friend/neighbor got freecycling. These range from 10" square to 12" square (I'm trying to decide the size I like best).

If you'd like to win, all you have to do is comment here. Tell me your name, where you live, and a project you're working on these days. I'll have one of my vice presidents of fun (I totally stole that from CraftSanity) help me pick a random winner.

This drawing is open to anyone, U.S. or international. You have until 8 p.m. central on May 31 to enter, and I'll post the winner that night. Make sure I have a way to contact you!

Those are great... We use cloth napkins and it would be nice to trade them out for some cuter ones!! (I keep telling myself I'll make some but haven't gotten around to it!) Current sewing projects include the nine patch quilt (quiltalong) and a little doorstop shaped like a house. It's going to be great!!

Oh MY gosh!! Those stitched HANDS are SO stinking CUTE!!! I'm Lauranie, I live in Lafayette, LA and I am working on about 467 things! :) I've been working on a quilt for my Aunt, who is almost finished with her 2nd round of radiation therapy and will soon be 100% CANCER FREE!! She only has 1 child and 3 grandchildren so I included my 3, my sister's 2 and my brother's lil girl's hand prints on her panels to send her PLENTY of hugs! Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great Giveaway Day!!

Ooooo...cloth napkins! Awesome!!! I'm currently working on 2 little dresses for my daughter and hopefully a sun hat too. And then there are about a billion other projects yet to be started...isn't that always the way? Fun giveaway! Thanks@

Hi I'm Kaye *waves* and I'm from Toronto, On Canada. Right now I'm working on a quilt as a wedding present for my high school best friend. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get it done in time. Thanks for the great giveaway!

Hi! I'm in Colorado Springs. I haven't been sewing in a while, but recently took up knitting and I'm making the "Camden" sweater from Knitty.com's Fall 2008 edition. Maybe if I had some great new fabric I'd be inspired to do some more quilting.

Hi, Jennifer from Maine and I'm knitting a baby blanket, scarf, and sweater and also sewing up some pants for my kids. I love the napkins you made! Thanks for giving us a chance to win them. Have a great day!!

such cute napkins! me family's been using cloth napkins since i was born (or at least that's as far as I can remember), and now that i'm moving out on my own soon, i've been keeping an eye out for some neat napkins to bring into a new place...

my current project is a blue log cabin quilt for my little sister's high school graduation gift. almost done... about half the border and the binding left! :)

I'm from northern Maine. Just helped hubby plant some potatoes and pumpkins for our roadside stand. It was a wee bit chilly, and I am sore...I'm soooo outta shape. I'm following a quiltalong with oldredbarn right now using batiks from my stash. You know how it is....I save save save and never use use use...gotta stop the hoarding bug. Love the vintage fabs and can always use napkins.

I'm Krista from Stratford Ontario! I'm working on a number of projects - I start and have a hard time finishing. Currenlty though a little girl quilt and a quilt for my little boy to sit on in his wagon. Also I've bought fabric to make the Amy Butler Swing purse... but still have to prewash it... too much to do!

I love cloth napkins and am always on the lookout for new cute ones. I am in Utah and am always looking for new things to make. Recently I have been into embroidery and just made my friend a passport cover for her trip to Europe.

I'm Emily, from Wake Forest, NC - I'm working on catching up on the Star quilt along that amandajean had going last year... I got distracted around square #9, and just finished it today!!! I am also working on the Old Red Barn Co. quilt along, and happy to say I'm right where I am supposed to be. Anyway - I would love to win the napkins, since we use them here and are always needing more!

I'm Becky from Atlanta. Those napkins would so wok on the table on our screened porch. Love your fabric choices. I spent the day recoverinig the cushions for a love seat on the porch. Not my type of sewing, but it needed to be done. Tomorrow, I can return to piecing a quilt top using Moda's Prairie Paisely fabric. Love that fabric. Thanks for your generous give-away!

hi! i'm pamela, in michigan and i am not working on anything at the moment. :( we just moved into a new home 2 months ago and had our first baby 3 weeks ago, so i haven't had time to be creative BUT i am storing a million projects in my head. :)

What a great summer idea! Picnics on the patio need fun colorful napkins. I'm in chicago, and I wish I had great projects to post. we just moved and I'm barely finding time for anything, let alone a project :) I'm hoping to embroider some kitchen towels soon!

I'm Jody living in Ontario, Canada. I'm a Denyse Schmidt fan so I would love the chance to win some of her kjr line. Thanks for the chance to win...currently I'm working on a string quilt...can't wait to see it completed!!

I'm in Vancouver. I'm trying to crochet a bathmat! Not just a straight single-colour bathmat.. but one that matches the shower curtain. I have discovered it requires a little more getting to know about crochet, though.. I only picked it up about a month ago.

Great giveaway! I just bought my first home and first dining room table last month so I am in need of napkins. I have a ton of projects going on right now and even more on my to-do list. I am in the midst of one of 4 table toppers, a large cross stitch design, a quilted wall hanging, and some hand applique blocks. Plus I'm reading a book. I need more hours in the day!

Hi! I am Bethany and I live just outside of Atlanta, GA. I am currently working on two big projects. One is a Cars (Pixar) themed quilt for my soon to be 3 year old little girl. The other is a name quilt for my parents with the names of all their children and their grand children. It is fun going. Thanks for the great giveaway.

Love the colors in the fabrics. Perfect for summer! I'm Tiffanie and I live in NC. What am I working on. Well I just finished 2 blankets for my daughter and her BFF to take to camp with them this summer. My next project . .crayon rolls for a birthday party!

yay, I love cloth napkins, and these fabrics are so cute! I'm Courtney from San Antonio and I've been trying to work on curtains for my living room forever, but have yet to get the rods hung to know the final cut length I need!

I'm Anna in metro Atlanta. I'm in-between projects (not counting the box of "projects in progress"). I just finished a Mother Bear for the Toy Society, and have lots of supplies lined up for chicken-themed items in my shop. Now all I have to do is survive the last week of school and grading, and then . . summer!!

We use cloth napkins exclusively in our house, so you know we are always needing pretty new (clean) ones. Please put me in the hat!

I'm writing from Raleigh, NC, but in my heart of hearts, I'm from Texas! I'm currently working on a matching place mat/napkin combo, with fabric queued up for Amy Butler's Blue Sky sunhat and her Domestic Goddess apron. There's lots of Amy Butler hanging around in my house!

Love those napkins. Way back in the olden days, we got cloth napkins as wedding gifts, and I used them for many years -- like you, I think I'll start doing that again! Currently working on baby dresses, but think I'll make a few napkins, too!

Beautiful fabrics; I'm at Thistle Cove Farm, beautiful Appalachian Mountains of southwest VA and I'm still trying to finish up all the baby quilts.I'm going to give sex education classes if people don't slow down on the babies!

I need to start using cloth napkins, great idea, I have so many scraps that would work perfectly! My name is Kristie, I'm from Bothell, WA and I'm working on my new bag design and trying to get a little business up and running, check out my site...www.simplystylishdesigns.etsy.comThanks for the giveaway!

Oh, such pretty napkins! I love the colors & fabrics you chose! I had already decided using cloth napkins were going to be my next step on reducing our paper waste around here. Right now, I am up to my ears in reusable sandwich wraps & snack bags, and finishing a needlepoint project I started, oh, 15 years ago...(don't talk about it!) Your blog is great & I am now a follower. Thanks for letting me join in the fun drawing!--Lauralwrn2@yahoo.com

Silvia from Barcelona, Spain, over here. I've been working around the clock lately to finish getting ready my first quilt for (actually) quilting it. I'm attending patchwork classes and tomorrow we will start hand-quilting it. Drop by http://molacoser.blogspot.com to have a look at the work :-)

Hello! I'm Liz from London (UK). I've just finished a load of baby projects with a pregnant friend, so haven't go anything on the go right now, but looking for more ideas so I can surprise her when her baby arrives in the autumn.

My own giveaway is jewellery which is always on the go, so doesn't really count as a project! x

As for current projects, I've been working on sharpening my photography skills & that's about it. I love to crochet and need to start on a wee little something for a wee little someone (born to a friend).

Wow, a lot of comments! Well, here I am -- Christephi -- from Missouri. I'm finishing up the OTHER sock for my sister for the Christmas craftalong over on Craftster.org. I've also got a cute summer outfit cut out and ready to sew for my wee daughter.

i am currently taking a break from my christmas knitting, so i am not really working on anything... but we have just made the move to cloth napkins, and we could use a few more to get us from laundry day to laundry day!

Wow! These are lovely. I'm Kerry from Ontario and I have a growing obsession for retro inspired prints, like anything with a 1930's feel. I have a small collection that all of these prints would go lovely with.

I don't want to win, just thought I'd say hi! I love cloth napkins and use my scraps for these. I keep a basket of them on my table (all mismatched and wonderful!), and love that the kids can just grab one as needed, and I never worry about wasting them.

Hi, Kristen from Washington here...I love your projects...and these napkins ;) I've been working on hair clips for my girls and (eventually, if I stop giving them all away-my etsy shop...) Thanks for inspiring =)

Hey there! I'm Sarah and I am from CA, SF Bay area. I am working on several things all at once (worst thing ever...but it happens when I know a lot of people with birthdays, and I think I can actually get something done for myself). My big (shouldn't be "too hard") project right now is reupholstering an ottoman I picked up at a garage sale for $2. I've ripped off the old fabric and top of stuffing, and it is acutally in good shape.Thanks for the giveaway!spondah(at)aol(dot)com

Hello from the other Vancouver! I'm knitting these days: dishcloths, a Calorimetry for my sister, some socks for me, and sewing toys for friends' birthdays. We are a napkin-using family and would love such lovely fresh ones for our summer table.

Hello from sunny Fort Wayne, Indiana. Currently getting started on baby quilt for my unborn neice or nephew...always enjoy a baby quilt.cloth napkins are a fantastic idea...we should all adopt such a habit. Thanks for a chance to win.Jennykrousegirl2@aol.com

I'm currently making throw pillows by recycling the stuffing from old sofa cushions and those foot-square fabric samples interior designers have (you know the kind right? There are about 20 of them all stapled together so you can flip through) :)

very cool napkins -- way to spread the cloth napkin love around! i'm blogging from northern colorado, and i'm working on projects for weekend sewing (i just got it for my birthday!). first up is the baby kimono...

Hi My name is Beth and I'm from Vermont. I just finished bonnets and aprons for my daughter and her friend to go to an outdoor VT historic museum (Shelburne Museum if you want to check it out - amazing folk art and sooo many quilts!) You can check it out on my blog snoodle.typepad.com (and enter my giveaway, too!)

Hi! I am an ardent cloth napkin user, so those would be very used in our home! I'm currently knitting my first wool soakers for my 4-month old son. Oh, and I am from the great bluegrass state... Kentucky!

i'm from oregon, these days, and i jumped for joy when i saw the "katie jump rope" prints! i am working on valances, a baby quilt, knitted legwarmers, and a couple of buttercup bags these days. whew! :)

I love using cloth napkins! They have made me feel grown up since I left college and folded paper towels behind!!I am Thea in Colorado, and I am working on lost of baby and wedding presents - 4 babies due and 2 weddings in the next month!!!THanks for the chance to win

Hi, Mary from Toronto, Canada here. Cute fabrics! I have several projects on the go right now. Mostly sewing for babies that are expected to arrive this summer! Also, trying to get some work done on an Amy Butler weekend bag for myself! So much to sew, so little time!

hello :) I'm Ali from Brisbane, Australia. I have so many 'current' projects - some of them rather un-current, actually!! My most current is a little pink dress that I am making for my daughter's doll that I cut out today ... so many projects, so little time ;)

My name is Rhonda, I live in Meadville, PA and I'm currently working on some paper crafting items. Envelope and corner bookmark sets. I'm usually a sewer and have been working on some travel wallets, but my machine is currently in the shop for maintenance.

Hi, I hope I'm not too late!I love the cloth napkins!Right now I am between projects, trying to decide how to use up some of my fabric stash! lol I'm planning on making some Ruffle blouses (Made By Rae) soon though.